First Coast Happenings

Events for Feb. 15-21

Reenactment of the Battle of Olustee, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park, 5815 Battlefield Trail Road, U.S. 90, Olustee, 50 miles west of Jacksonville, 15 miles east of Lake City. Includes a Civil War-era battle reenactment at 3:30 p.m. Saturday and the Battle of Olustee reenactment at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Also includes period music concerts, lectures, battlefield surgical practices, military camps and drills. $7 adults, $5 seniors 62 and older and school-age children; active duty military, reservists and National Guard with ID get in free. (386) 758-0400.

Honoring Det. David White, 4 p.m., Detective David White Memorial Headquarters, 901 N. Orange Ave., Green Cove Springs. Includes speakers, scholarship winner announced and event updates. Program followed by the placing of a memorial arrangement at gravesite at Russell Haven of Rest Cemetery on Sandridge Road. (904) 264-6512 or 284-7575.

Week of One Diversity final day, themed “ERacism,” “North Star” play by Gloria Bond Clunie, music 6:45 p.m., show 7-10 p.m., University of North Florida’s University Center, Room 1058. Free. (904) 620-2507 or email eod@unf.edu.

“The Vagina Monologues,” 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, University of North Florida’s Robinson Theater, Building 14A, next to the UNF Fine Arts Center. Proceeds to benefit the UNF women’s Center and the V-Day 2013 Spotlight Project. $20 adults, $10 students with valid ID. (904) 620-2878.

Jacksonville Model Train and Railroadiana Show and Sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Prime Osborn Convention Center, 1000 W. Water St. Includes a large working layout. $8, children 12 and younger get in free. Parking free. (813) 949-7197.

National Make a Blanket Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Mandarin Lutheran Church, 11900 San Jose Blvd. Meet to create no-sew fleece blankets for ill and traumatized children in the community. Crafters may bring newly handmade quilted, crochet, knit, fleece blanets to donate or bring projects to work on for donation. Supplies and instruction provided. Blankets should be washable/dryable fabrics and yars. (904) 730-9440, 268-4401 or projectlinus.org.

A Day in Old Florida, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Faver-Dykes State Park, 1000 Faver-Dykes Road, St. Augustine. Includes living history demonstrations, programs for children, Native-American games, informational booths, prescribed burn demonstration, nature hikes and live entertainment. $5 per vehicle. (386) 446-6783 or floridastateparks.org.

“Hope by Design” fashion show to benefit the Children’s Home Society of Florida, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Deercreek Country Club. Includes a lunch followed by a fashion show modeled by the Jacksonville Jaguar Roar cheerleaders and local children, a silent auction and a raffle. $40 in advance and $45 at the door. To purchase tickets, be a sponsor or get more information, contact Myra Simmons at (904) 493-7738.

2013 Run for Life, noon; Mass 12:30 p.m.; Prince of Peace Church, San Marco Boulevard, St. Augustine, at the Great Cross; 2:30 p.m., banquet for the runners, San Sebastian Catholic Church, St. Augustine. $20 a person, $3 children younger than 12. (904) 829-5516.

Classical Russian Music, 1:30 p.m., The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave. Features the Lantana String Quartet. Program in conjunction with “The Tsars’ Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts Under the Romanovs” exhibit on display through April 27. Reservations required. (904) 899-6038 or cummer.org.

“A Journey Through Latin America,” as part of the Music Through the Ages Concert Series, 4 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, 4171 Hendricks Ave. Features Michael Nigro, classical guitarist and professor of music from Southern Vanguard University in California. Includes stories about the composers and their music. Free. (904) 737-8488 or 737-7488.